Coffee or tea pot



Jan. 4, 1944. w. M. MAKlNo .COFFEE 0R TEA POT Filed Feb. 8, 194:5'

Y z sheets-sheet 1 I r11/enter Patented Jan. 4, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COFFEE R TEA POT William Megumu Makino, Stamford, Conn.

Application February 8, 1943, Serial No. 475,129

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in pots wherein coffee or tea can be prepared,

The principal object oi. the present invention is to provide a pot of the character stated in which the material to be prepared is placed in such a manner that its residue will not escape with the prepared beverage when pouring the same from the pot.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a pot of the character stated in which more beverage can be prepared from an equivalent o-r smaller amount of material than is possible with .present day pot constructions.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become .apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through the improved pot.

Figure 2 is a section; on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. f

Figure 3 is a section `on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the structure includes a pot 5 which may be substantially of the shape shown in Figure 1 for preparing coifee, or somewhat atter and broader for preparing tea.

The pot or receptacle 5 is open at its top, but provided with a slip type hollow top 6 having a handle or knob 1. The bottom of this top 6 is beveled as shown in Figure 1 and provided at its central portion with a depression.

Slightly down from the upper edge of the receptacle 5 is a pouring lip 9 inwardlyof which is a strainer III for straining liquid while being poured to prevent the escape of residue.

Thus below the pouring lip 9, the inner side.

of the receptacle 5 is provided with several equally spaced protuberances II, which of course define supports for the circumferential ange I2 at the upper end of a perforated container I3 in which material to be treated, and'which is denoted by numeral I4, is placed.

A cap I5 is provided for the container I4 and this has a depressed l,portionII for snug dispo sition into, the upper ende-ofthe container,this depressed' portion I6 having its bottom formed with periorations vIl. A- stem-,I8 rises from the central --portion 'of the bottom of the depressed portion I6 'nd has a' seat-like portion I9 y'at its upperfendbearing into the depression 8 yof the cap 6.

The peripheral portion of the flange I2 (see Figure 1) is formed with inwardly disposed lugs bring the notches 2|, 2| into registration with the lugs 20, 20. Thus the cap I6 is freed from Ithe container I3, but, of course, the container and the cap I5 can be first removed from the pot 5 before this separating operation,

The outside of the pot 5 is provided with upper and lower socket structures 23, 24 for the reception of thev end portions of a substantially U- shaped'handle 25. j e

Obviously, it is desirable to have the top 6 snugly rit within the upper portion of the pot 5 so that it will snugly engage the seat portion I9 of the stem I8 and hold the material container snugly in place on the supporting protuberances While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specic terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter,

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A beverage preparing pot comprising a receptacle, a top for the receptacle, apourmg spout at the side of the receptacle, supporting elements in the receptacle, a material container provided with a laterally disposed ange forrest on the supporting elements, and meansinther# ,y posed between the top and the container for holding the container on the supporting element,

said means comprising a cap for the container and an element interposed between the cap and the top, said top having a depression in the bottom thereof. and a seat-like structure on the stem for disposition in the depression.

2. A beverage preparing pot comprising a receptacle, a top for the receptacle, a pouring spout at the side of the receptacle, supporting elements in the receptacle, a material container provided with a'laterally disposed flange for rest on the supporting elements, and means interposed between the top and the container for vholding rthe containen'on the supporting eler 1 extendingfrom the depressed portion of the cap to bear-against the bottom side of the top.

WILLIAM MEGUMU MAKINO. 

